Golf tee



Oct. 11 ,l i927.

, G. CLAUSING GOLF TEE Filed March 19, 1927 INII/EINTOR MJ Z l A TTU/ENE V Patented Oct. 11, 1927.

UNITED STATES eATeNT OFFICE.

GEORGE CLAUSING, OF PORTSMOUTH, GHO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE VULCAN LAST COlVl-V PANY, OF PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, A. CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

GOLF TEE.

Application led March 19, 1927.

My invention relates to golf tees. lt is the object of my invention to provide a golf tee consisting of a plurality of relatively long golf ball supporting members 5 mounted on a base having a relatively broad bearing surface, and a relatively sharp narrow ground engaging portion, particularly adaptable for use in hard ground where a long pin for engaging the ground is unsuccessful and inadvisable.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. top plan view of the tee;

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof Figure 3 is an elevation of the tee With the ball in position, the tee being shown in section along the line 3 3 of Figure l looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, l desie'uates an upstanding golf ball supporting n preferably square in Section located on a corner of the relatively1 flat body' 2. The

point 3 of this arm supportsa golf ball t.

The base of the body 5 is provided with a relatively narrow, relatively short, ground V engaging needle or pin 6.

IThe arms 1 are much deeper than the depth of the body 2 or the depth of the pin 6, While the bearing surface of the body 5 is suicient in combination with the pin 6 to 3 prevent the tee from tilting.

Serial No. 176,813.

In dry Weather when the course is hard, this type of tee is particularly adaptable as it gets the ball up above the ground at the desired elevation, the tee is easy to insert in the hard ground and therefore the Condition of the course does not make it difficult or impossible to insert the -tees which have longer and larger ground engaging Shanks.

It Will be understood that I desire to coinprehend Within my invention such modilica# tions as may be necessary to adapt it to varying conditions and uses.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: A

In a golf tee, a fiat base, a plurality of relatively long Lip-standing golf ball supporting fingers angular in section, the upper edges of which are adapted to support the golf ball in such a manner that the golic ball is supported on a plurality of separated points, such points being` located at the corners of the Lip-standing members Where the side Walls join the top thereof, and a Vflat ground engaging member adapted to prevent `rotation of the tee.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

GEORGE OLAUSING. 

